David Falconer
Sir David Falconer | |
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| Born | 1640 |
| Died | 15 December 1685 Edinburgh, Midlothian |
| Occupation | Scottish judge |
| Children | Catherine Falconer, Alexander Falconer (son) |
| Parent(s) | Sir David Falconer of Glenfarquhar (father), Margaret Hepburn (mother) |
Sir David Falconer of Newton, Midlothian (1640 – Edinburgh, Midlothian, 15 December 1685) was a Scottish judge.
Biography
He was the second son of Sir David Falconer of Glenfarquhar, one of the Commissaries of Edinburgh, and the former Margaret Hepburn, and younger brother of Sir Alexander Falconer of Glenfarquhar. His paternal grandfather was a brother of Sir Alexander Falconer, the 1st Lord Falconer of Halkerton.[1][2]
He studied Law under his father, and having passed
Falconer collected the decisions of the Court of Session from November 1681 to 9 December 1685, when he ceased to sit in court. They were published in 1705 by John Spottiswood.
He died at Edinburgh, after a short illness, on 15 December 1685, and was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard,[3] where a monument was erected to his memory. The monument stands on the outer north-east corner of the church.
Sir Alexander, second baronet and fourth lord, died without issue, 17 March 1727, when the baronetcy is presumed to have become extinct. By his wife Anne, (only child of John, 9th Lord Lindsay of the Byres) he had a daughter Agnes (She married George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff).
The title of 5th Lord Falconer of Halkertoun devolved on David Falconer
A son named Alexander. His daughter, Catherine Falconer, married Joseph
References
- ISBN 9780788406157
- ISBN 9780312046408 [page needed]
- ^ Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland: The Grampian Society, 1871
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- The Scottish Nation, or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours and Biographical History of The People of Scotland, William Anderson, 1863